Arhopala hercules

Arhopala hercules is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2][3]

Arhopala hercules
Arhopala hercules male from original description
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. hercules
Binomial name
Arhopala hercules
(Hewitson, 1862)[1]

Subspecies
  • A. h. hercules New Guinea
  • A. h. leo Druce, 1894 Waigeu, New Guinea
  • A. h. droa (Evans, 1957) Papua, Sariba, Fergusson Island, Tagula, Yela
  • A. h. stymphelus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Misool
  • A. h. tyrannus C. & R. Felder, [1865] Bachan, Halmahera
  • A. h. sophilus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Obi, Tanimbar, West Irian
  • A. h. leontodamas (Toxopeus, 1930) Gebe, Misool
  • A. h. phalaereus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Jobi, Mioswar, West Irian
  • A. h. herculina Staudinger, 1888 Waigeu
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References
  1. Hewitson, W.C., 1862 Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Parsons, M., 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London
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